The Battle That Should Have Been Impossible to Lose | Poitiers (1356)

The Battle of Poitiers 1356 saw 6,000 Anglo-Gascon soldiers facing impossible odds. See how a desperate stand captured a king. A medieval warfare story. This medieval history documentary follows the turning point: English archers abandon the hedge, wade into the Miosson marsh and rake the stalled French column from the flanks — then the Duke of Orléans marches a fresh division off the field without striking a blow. More than 2,500 French noblemen die and a king of France is taken prisoner. The aftermath cedes a third of France and leaves the countryside in revolt. If this medieval battle is new to you, the campaign opens at Crécy, where the English longbow first shattered French chivalry — Watch now. 🕰️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Crisis: Six Thousand Trapped in the Mud at Maupertuis 01:07 The Plan: How Edward Rewrote Medieval Warfare With a Hedge 02:49 The Clash: Marsh Archers Break the French Vanguard 06:12 The Turning Point: Six Thousand Fresh Knights and the Ride Behind the King 08:27 The Aftermath: A Captured King and the Peace That Broke France References: 1. Warfare History Network: Death at the Hawthorn Hedge (Poitiers, 1356) - https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/death-at-the-hawthorn-hedge-poitiers-1356/ 2. The Past: 'Banners, advance!' The Battle of Poitiers, 1356 - https://the-past.com/feature/banners-advance-the-battle-of-poitiers-1356/ 3. Elfinspell: Jean Froissart’s Chronicles (Chapters 160–169) - https://elfinspell.com/FroissartCh160Style.html 🔔Subscribe for weekly military history breakdowns, and let us know in the comments which battle you want us to cover next. https://www.youtube.com/@weaversnest?sub_confirmation=1 #MedievalHistory #HundredYearsWar #MilitaryHistory #HistoryDocumentary ___________________________________ Our Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Weaversnest.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weaversnest247 X: https://www.x.com/weaversnest Website: https://www.weaversnest.org